Curb runaway federal spending and policies that fuel inflation.

Derek Schmidt · Kansas · Republican

spending impact 0.70 specificity 0.40 extraction confidence 80%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

Schmidt works to ... curb runaway federal spending and policies that fuel inflation

The official House biography states that Schmidt works to reduce federal spending and inflationary policies.

About | Representative Derek Schmidt
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Evidence

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The official biography says Schmidt works to "curb runaway federal spending and policies that fuel inflation."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Establishes the promise/position as part of Schmidt's federal House agenda during his current term beginning January 3, 2025.

unresolved same_term

Representative Derek Schmidt |
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Roll Call 50 was on agreeing to H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for FY2025 and budgetary levels for FY2026-FY2034; it passed 217-215. Schmidt, Republican of Kansas, voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Schmidt supported the budget resolution that created reconciliation instructions for the later tax-and-spending package, showing concrete legislative action tied to federal budget policy.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 50, H. Con. Res. 14
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Roll Call 145 was on passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Act; the bill passed 215-214-1. Schmidt, Republican of Kansas, voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Schmidt voted for House passage of the major 2025 reconciliation bill containing spending reductions and tax changes, a concrete effort toward his stated fiscal agenda.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 145, H.R. 1
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Roll Call 190 was on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; it passed 218-214. Schmidt, Republican of Kansas, voted Aye.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Schmidt supported the final House vote that sent H.R. 1 to the president, advancing an enacted budget reconciliation law during his first House term.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 190, H.R. 1
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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CBO estimated Public Law 119-21 would increase the unified budget deficit by $3.4 trillion over 2025-2034, reflecting a $1.1 trillion decrease in direct spending and a $4.5 trillion decrease in revenues.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law Schmidt backed did cut direct spending, but CBO found it increased deficits substantially overall, so it does not fully satisfy a promise to curb runaway federal spending.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Budget Office: Estimated Budgetary Effects of Public Law 119-21
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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CBO identified this estimate as covering H.R. 1 as passed by the House on May 22, 2025, and noted it had not yet completed an analysis of macroeconomic effects or additional budgetary effects.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): At the time Schmidt voted for initial House passage, official budget analysis was incomplete on macroeconomic and inflation-related effects, limiting proof that the vote curbed inflation-fueling policy.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressional Budget Office: Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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The House roll-call index lists the latest 2026 House roll calls shown as Nos. 281-283 on July 22-23, 2026, including H. Con. Res. 113 on July 22 and no later roll-call votes in the Aug. 30-Sept. 1 lookback window.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): No new House roll-call action by Schmidt appeared in the last lookback window; the promise remains unresolved beyond earlier partial budget-related action.

unresolved same_term

U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Roll Call 281 was on agreeing to H. Con. Res. 113, establishing the congressional budget for FY2027 and budgetary levels for FY2028-FY2036; it passed 216-214. Schmidt, Republican of Kansas, voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Schmidt took another concrete budget-policy vote during his House term, supporting a fiscal 2027 budget resolution. This is evidence of effort on federal spending but not proof that runaway spending or inflation-fueling policy was fully curbed.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 281, H. Con. Res. 113
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Schmidt has taken concrete federal House actions tied to the promise, including voting for FY2025 and FY2027 budget resolutions and supporting enactment of H.R. 1/Public Law 119-21, which included direct spending reductions. However, CBO estimated the enacted law would increase the unified deficit by about $3.4 trillion over 2025-2034, and the evidence does not show that federal spending or inflation-fueling policies were actually curbed overall. This supports partial credit for same-term budget action, not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Schmidt took concrete federal legislative action during his current House term by voting for the FY2025 budget resolution and for final passage of H.R. 1/Public Law 119-21. That law included direct spending reductions, which partially advances the promise. However, CBO estimated the enacted package would increase unified deficits by about $3.4 trillion over 2025-2034 because revenue losses outweighed spending cuts, so the evidence does not show that Schmidt fully curbed runaway federal spending or inflation-fueling policy overall.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%